You might consider checking your harddisk first, since the error is
> > Password:hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } > > hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE > > ide0: reset: success goodluck! ty, louie... ----- Original Message ----- > > On Sun, 2002-05-12 at 04:06, shyamk wrote: > > Since today morning my Debian Potato r3 box has > > been behaving strangely : > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/mnt7/Penguin_logo$ sudo /sbin/ask > > Password:hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } > > hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE > > ide0: reset: success > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > > > > In addition to this , I notice that the processor > > seems to be aggressively working even when nothing > > is being done -or- even when all users have logged > > out ! Strange , Windoze does not seem to be causing > > this kind of problems. > > > > What can the possible reason be ? Is this indicative of > > some major/minor anomaly ? > > > > Regards, > > Shyam > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------(*)-X-(*)---------------------------- > > > > Knowledge is Power > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > __________________ > > | __ | > > | |_|_ | > > | __| | | > > |__________________| > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > :%s/emacs/vi/g > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]